Re-Plan and Start Again

So Hyrox didn't happen, the injuries (upper back, rhomboid/levator scapulae, and elbow ligaments) did not heal sufficently. I could have toughed it out and got through it, but that may well have wrecked fitness for a while. All you can do in a situation like this is re-plan. First take a step back and come up with a rehab plan, for me the rehab is upper body, so while I do that I can concentrate on lower body endurance and ironing out strength and flexibility asymmetries. I have also looked at future events, first is Hyrox Cardiff at the end of April, maybe too soon, but a possibility. Then there is Deka Fit at the end of July, then MacTuffX in September, probably Hyrox Birmingham in October. So now I will train around those events. Rehab, balance, endurance first, moving on to strength, thresshold, anaerobic intervals, more speed work. And then some event specific training, slowly putting all the pieces together and planning the transition in training for the different competitions. They all have different requirements needing a different training focus.

So no looking back, Hyrox Manchester has gone but there is plenty more to come. I'm sure there will be more injuries and problems to overcome, but all problems are learning opportunities. My upper back / shoulder anatomy and biomechanics knowledge is now much better than it was, and it was pretty good before I got injured :) . One last piece of advice, if a physio or sports therapist ever tells you that a particular body part is working perfectly and is bullet proof, don't believe them. Never take that as the green light to throw away a plan and accelerate the process. Trust the process, rest and recovery is not optional.